---
title: "Update user avatar"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/user/avatar"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Update user avatar

`PATCH /api/v1/user/avatar`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://:8080`
- URL: `http://:8080/api/v1/user/avatar`
- Auth: none declared

Update user avatar.

Auth: Required (bearer token).
Scope: Organization-scoped in authenticated context.
Side effects: May mutate server state.

## Headers

- `Accept` string

## Request body `*/*`

- UpdateAvatarRequest: UpdateAvatarRequest schema
  - `avatarData` string, required: Base64-encoded image data URI. Must start with data:image/{jpeg,jpg,png,gif};base64,

## Response `200`

OK

- MessageResponse: MessageResponse schema
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request _(validation or deserialization error)_
- `500`: Internal Server Error _(panics)_
- `default`

## Changes

- **2026-04-26** `09f18af670c4`: 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the request property `avatarData` became required
  - api tag `User` added
  - api tag `api/v1/user` removed
  - api tag `avatar` removed
- **2026-04-02** `2beb810c5221`: 24 warning, 13 info
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/xml)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/xml)
  - …33 more
- **2026-03-26** `e34b00e45318`: 8 breaking, 4 warning, 25 info
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/xml)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/xml)
  - …33 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nixopus/apis/nixopus-api/changes/api/v1/user/avatar/patch.md)

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